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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
I remember you saying you had secured a huge contract just after brexit , has this situation now changed ?
Good memory. The contract was originally awarded for 6 years, the customer has now revised this to 3+3, with the latter 3 years depending on Brexit, cost downs & exchange rates. So secured until 2021, 2022 onwards open to review.
Currently have 6 major customers.
i) German, as above
ii) different German company but same situation. Now written into contract "must be manufactured" within EU
iii) another German, contract ends in 2020, decided not to renew (after 20 years of continuos supply)
iv) French, contract ends 2020, will only renew is supplied from Lost Country Country
v) British currently sales down 50% contract until 2022
vi) Japanese current sales down 50% contract until 2021
Basically healthy until 2020 & then the business evaporates. Currently working hard to minimise losses. But to give example, customer #2 wants a €3M secured bond against a no deal Brexit!
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
Harry Monk
I'm not at liberty to say.
:thumbup: Was just wondering if our work streams crossed.
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Re: What do you do for a living?
Maritime cartographer / Intellectual Property
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Account Manager
My boss also reads this site
Hi Sion x
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Lead singer in a Ramones tribute band.
The long wig itches after a while.
'Gabba Gabba Hey':thumbup:
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
Harry Paget Flashman
:thumbup: Was just wondering if our work streams crossed.
Possibly. I'm looking for a change. Recently applied for a regulatory role in a social services setting (fitness to practice) but didn't get through the paper sift. Even with 37 years of investigative experience, mostly in serious crime, it seems that not having a degree has become a bar to moving into a new role. I managed to get my current role after 2 years as a private contractor with them, an opportunity came up, I interviewed for it and was successful. Not sure I'd have got it if I'd applied cold.
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
Harry Monk
Possibly. I'm looking for a change. Recently applied for a regulatory role in a social services setting (fitness to practice) but didn't get through the paper sift. Even with 37 years of investigative experience, mostly in serious crime, it seems that not having a degree has become a bar to moving into a new role. I managed to get my current role after 2 years as a private contractor with them, an opportunity came up, I interviewed for it and was successful. Not sure I'd have got it if I'd applied cold.
Good points here
Most organizations want a degree
The job doesn’t necessarily need one but if a degree is down as an essential criteria then if you don’t have one you get sifted regardless of experience
Too many HR people have been on a course and have overlooked the part about creeping
standards
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CardiffIrish2
Any teachers on here? Applying for a PGCE next year
Now an ex teacher (mainly geography). Worked my way up to Advanced Skills Teacher (now a defunct role). Went into education admin for the last year of work at the same school I taught at, organising careers/trips/activity week/enrichment days/all manner of extra curricular activities. Then took voluntary redundancy so am a gentleman of leisure until pension kicks in. State education is being privatised by the back door with a corporate ethos developing through multi academy trusts and the like. If you can avoid the politics and get a job in the right school, teaching can be a very rewarding career. You'll never have a dull moment.
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Retired ex CFO/CEO in Financial Services.
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Originally Posted by
Harry Monk
Possibly. I'm looking for a change. Recently applied for a regulatory role in a social services setting (fitness to practice) but didn't get through the paper sift. Even with 37 years of investigative experience, mostly in serious crime, it seems that not having a degree has become a bar to moving into a new role. I managed to get my current role after 2 years as a private contractor with them, an opportunity came up, I interviewed for it and was successful. Not sure I'd have got it if I'd applied cold.
I'm after a change too. Not seen anything where no degree is a barrier mind.
All the best.
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This would be the best job ever.
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Originally Posted by
Cretin Hop
Lead singer in a Ramones tribute band.
The long wig itches after a while.
'Gabba Gabba Hey':thumbup:
this would be the best job ever. did you play Festwich last year?
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
IanD
Now an ex teacher (mainly geography). Worked my way up to Advanced Skills Teacher (now a defunct role). Went into education admin for the last year of work at the same school I taught at, organising careers/trips/activity week/enrichment days/all manner of extra curricular activities. Then took voluntary redundancy so am a gentleman of leisure until pension kicks in. State education is being privatised by the back door with a corporate ethos developing through multi academy trusts and the like. If you can avoid the politics and get a job in the right school, teaching can be a very rewarding career. You'll never have a dull moment.
Cheers mate much appreciated this reply 👍👍👍
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
valleys caveman
I'd be more than interested if you weren't based in Cardiff, Jim. It would mean two hours a day travelling and £40 to £50 a week fuel. The firm I work for are only two minutes down the road. The pay is crap, but its local.
What are you hauling?
Sell it to me Jim.
You work off an app, you haul everything and anything . You decide if you get home or stay out , the bonus scheme means it pays to work hard. You can earn £2-300 in a day , doesnt happen every day but you will make £6-700 a week .
If you had somewhere safe to park the truck you could work from home...
I know its a bit late but did I sell i to you ?
If you did well I would buy you a new truck after 6 months , like mine with every conceivable extra on it.
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Have you considered doing a TESOL (Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) or a CELTA (Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults). Both are widely recognised by employers and by official bodies. And working overseas not travelling but living in the country
I used to employ a lot of Aussies Americans Brits in a large English language school in Ho Chi Minh City and every single one of them thrived on the opportunity often going on to develop careers based around their experience rather than an academic qualification
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Sound engineer and musician.
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chris lee
No need to be sorry, I agree with a lot of what you said, I chose Business as I was 18 straight out of school and no idea what I wanted to do.
Wanted to go to uni for the social aspect. I had a good time and don’t regret any of that, but the flip side was I never worked towards a particular career. Most people on my course ended up getting graduate roles at admiral and places like that, but I think my issue is I am not an office type person and not committed to finding these graduate roles. My previous jobs have been golf instructor in Boston (USA) and snowboard instructor in Italy.
Therefore I believe I am suffering from lack of consistency in what I studied and what I enjoy doing.
I have recently applied to be an Officer in the RAF as it seems a great bridge to match my love of travel and sport with a (half tidy) academic background.
Good luck, that sounds like it could be the perfect job for you.
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Show people how the can save money on their household bills after 13 years of being a 👮*♀️
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R&D project manager for a life science company
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Librarian - Kirklees Libraries (based in Huddersfield)
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
William Treseder
I’m a vision technician.
It’s ALL making sense now.... It makes you go blind you know 😂
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Originally Posted by
StraightOuttaCanton
It’s ALL making sense now.... It makes you go blind you know 😂
I’m just gonna do it till I need glasses 😁
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This 'n That.
Currently project managing equipment for the Nuclear power station over at Hinkley.
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Black cab driver in London
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
Jimmy the Jock
You work off an app, you haul everything and anything . You decide if you get home or stay out , the bonus scheme means it pays to work hard. You can earn £2-300 in a day , doesnt happen every day but you will make £6-700 a week .
If you had somewhere safe to park the truck you could work from home...
I know its a bit late but did I sell i to you ?
If you did well I would buy you a new truck after 6 months , like mine with every conceivable extra on it.
Cheers Jim.
Been thinking this over for the last few days and still not sure what I want to do regarding driving for a living. I've been at it for over 30 years, but for some reason this last 12 months have been tedious to say the least.
I've even been enquiring about factory jobs on my round. I never thought I'd do that.
What are you driving and where do you go, Jim?
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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beef
Professional moderator on CCMB.
Pay is great, a pint, maybe, when I see the boss.
I need to review your contract.
Matt has a company car, health benefits and a pension.
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Toadstool
I'm an IT consultant - nice hours money is good.
No sick pay, no holiday pay and no pension.
I work in IT. Self employed with the same benefits
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
I need to review your contract.
Matt has a company car, health benefits and a pension.
Ford Focus I hope?
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Originally Posted by
valleys caveman
Ford Focus I hope?
I have the Focus.
There is a hierarchy to be followed.
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Re: What do you do for a living?
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Originally Posted by
William Treseder
I’m a vision technician.
I wear glasses too.